【美国人物志】马克思兄弟 (11/12)

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美国早期的喜剧演员中，除了卓别林Charles Chaplin、巴斯特·基顿Buster Keaton和劳埃德Harold Lloyd之外，Marx兄弟也非常受欢迎。他们也是最经典的喜剧之王，被称为无政府主义四贱客，尽管他们只合作了十数部电影，但仍被誉为影史最成功的喜剧团体之一，他们堪称无厘头的鼻祖，热衷于塑造或癫狂或装傻充愣的人物，表现荒诞不经的内容，并凭此独步20世纪 30年代的喜剧电影界。 今天，他们的喜剧看起来已经过时了，但在30年代，他们给人们带来的惊喜不亚于卓别林，凡是比较权威的电影史书籍，都不会错过介绍这几个活宝。
       
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"Duck Soup"
Groucho
Freedonia
"A Night at the Opera"
Marx Brothers
         
Some critics say "Duck Soup," is one of the greatest comedies ever made. Groucho is the leader of a country called Freedonia. He declares war on a nearby country. The movie makes fun of war, diplomats and dictators.
Other critics say "A Night at the Opera," is their finest film. Groucho tries to get a rich woman to invest in an opera company. The movie has many funny parts. One of the most famous is when 15 people are crowded into a very small room on a passenger ship.
Experts say the Marx Brothers movies were extremely popular for several reasons. The brothers had been performing together since they were children. They shared a sense of what was funny.